In August 2024, Mammut athletes Amruta Wyssman and Lucia Capovilla, alongside content creator Hannah Morris Bouldering, gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland, for a post-European Championships bouldering session. This recovery meet-up provided a perfect backdrop to delve into the challenges of parasports, career motivations, and the exciting future of Paraclimbing ahead of its LA 2028 Paralympic Games debut.
From his early days, Geny was not just a skier; he embodied freeride skiing in Engelberg, pioneering routes that now draw adventurers from across the globe. As a legend who grew up in Engelberg and has lived and skied there his whole life, Geny has seen himself how the resort, the mountains and the approach to skiing have changed. For him, it’s not about goals or performance. It’s all about being active in nature and fully immersing himself in the moment.
Jérémie Heitz and Kye Peterson are synonymous with freeride skiing excellence. Both ski on another level, all while maintaining their playfulness and infectious psych.
Linda doesn't need to travel the world. Home is more than enough. Growing up in a remote cabin outside of the town, with a cable car as her mode of transport to civilization had a huge impact on how Linda sees the world. For her it is the exploration, the isolation, and the peace she finds when she tours. She seeks out the lesser-known areas to escape the crowds and to push her limits. She isn’t after the extreme, though she rides with the best of them. She is after the experience.
For most mountain families, dreams are made of sharing a fundamental love and passion for the same sports. Whisky and his son are no different. In their story, this passion deepens their father-son relationship, with Whisky being a teacher, introducing his son to all the magic of his powder backyard.
Once a rising star in the world of skiing, Sanne was known for her grace and skills on the slopes. But one day, everything changed. Cascading snow. Terrifying silence. Footsteps above her. Although Sanne was quickly saved, the avalanche caused post-traumatic stress disorder, taking away all of the joy she once found in skiing. In the first episode of “Mountain of Angels”, watch how Sanne fought her way back to experiencing the mountains as safely as she could.
On July the 22nd, 1871, Lucy Walker became the first woman to reach the summit of the Matterhorn. Climbing firmly against the grain, Lucy was undeterred by the stiff Victorian attitude of the day—and at a time when a woman’s place was still seen as firmly in the home, she made it to the top of the 4,478 metre peak in style, fuelled by a diet of champagne and sponge cake.
For the last 50 years the Kinder Mountain Rescue Team has been helping climbers, hikers and fair-weather walkers enjoy the spectacular splendour of Kinder Scout in the Peak District, assisting with everything from rolled ankles to full-on late-night rescue missions.
To escape from the hectic activity on the pistes, more and more winter sports enthusiasts are exploring terrain outside designated ski areas. Independent and guided ski tours are also becoming increasingly popular. As in so many situations where people venture into open terrain, certain risks arise and these must be given due consideration. We met Franz Widmer, head of the Mammut Alpine School, to discuss these risks and what steps we can take to prepare for them – to ensure that touring is as safe an experience as possible, allowing participants to fully enjoy the panoramic ascent and fast-paced powder descent.
In freeriding culture, focus is often directed on what went well. But after a crew of seasoned and competitive freeriders experienced an avalanche, they decided to flip the script and share their story on Instagram and with us. We sat down with Forrest Schorderet to talk about why.
Jérémie Heitz and Sam Anthamatten are known for pushing the envelope of what is possible. While their skiing is on another level, we wanted to learn about something we can all relate to: relationships, risk assessment and good times in the mountains.
It all started with two teenagers hammering pitons into a seven-meter boulder in a quiet valley above Montreux, Switzerland in 1969. Over the last five decades, brothers Yves and Claude Remy have come to shape the sport of modern climbing.
